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The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can''t abide. Like having to marry someone she''s never met to secure a political alliance.

Despite her family''s long feud with the Crutchfields, seventeen-year-old Kaitlin falls in love with Bram Crutchfield and weaves a tangled web of deception to conceal her identity from him.

A stunning new young adult adventure set in the kingdoms of the Remnant, by the author of the New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles and the Jenna Fox Chronicles. A formidable outlaw family that claims to be the first among nations. A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power. Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen''s premier guard. A legendary street thief leading a mission, determined to prove herself. A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent. When outlaw leader meets reformed thief, a cat-and-mouse game of false moves ensues, bringing them intimately together in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts. The Remnant Chronicles The Beauty of Darkness The Heart of Betrayal The Kiss of Deception Praise for Dance of Thieves: "Pearson is a gifted storyteller and spinner of eminently satisfying romances and fantasy. Fans will thrill at these newest protagonists, especially the women warriors, who are equal partners in the play for power." —Publishers Weekly "This novel has it all—romance, conflict, danger, and humor. A must-have for all fantasy YA shelves." — School Library Journal

An older sister lists all the things she would willingly share with her younger sister, such as her broccoli and her chores.

Vow of Thieves is the thrilling sequel to Dance of Thieves, set in the same world as Mary E. Pearson''s New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles. Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them—the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor''s Watch will be a kingdom, and Kazi and Jase will meet all challenges side by side, together at last. But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies, a place where betrayals run deeper and more deadly than either had thought possible, and where timeless ambitions threaten to destroy them both.

Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Princess Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape--and even less of being together--as the foundations of Lia''s deeply-held beliefs crumble beneath her while she wrestles with her upbringing, her gift, and her very sense of self to make powerful choices that affect her country, her people, and her own destiny.

Locke Jenkins has some catching up to do. After spending 260 years as a disembodied mind in a little black box, he has a perfect new body. But before he can move on with his unexpected new life, he''ll have to return the Favor he accepted from the shadowy resistance group known as the Network. Locke must infiltrate the home of a government official by gaining the trust of his daughter, seventeen-year-old Raine, and he soon finds himself pulled deep into the world of the resistance—and into Raine''s life. In Fox Forever, Mary E. Pearson brings the story she began in The Adoration of Jenna Fox and continued in The Fox Inheritance to a breathtaking conclusion as Locke discovers that being truly human requires much more than flesh and blood.

Princess Lia and her love, Rafe, have escaped Venda and the path before them is winding and dangerous.

Download the first five chapters of The Kiss of Deception, the first book in Mary E. Pearson''s Remnant Chronicles. In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia''s life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight-but she doesn''t-and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighboring kingdom-to a prince she has never met. On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive-and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets-even as she finds herself falling in love.

From the New York Times-bestselling author of BookTok sensations Dance of Thieves and Vow of Thieves comes the lushly romantic, enemies-to-lovers origin story of the Remnant universe. Before Kazi and Jase, before Lia, Rafe, and Kaden–before the great kingdoms of the Remnant were even born–when the world of old was still a hazy slate of memory told in story and legend, a girl and her family fought to survive. And that girl’s name was Morrighan. Discover the origin story of the Remnant universe, penned by the bestselling master storyteller Mary E. Pearson, in this collector’s edition prequel with lavish illustrations, a romance for the ages, and a magic that stirs the heart.

In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.

Destiny Faraday makes a point of keeping her distance from her classmates at Hedgebrook Academy. Her number-one rule: Don''t get attached. But one day, unexpectedly finding a car at their disposal, Destiny and three of her classmates embark on an unauthorized road trip. They''re searching for one fair day—a day where the good guy wins and everything adds up to something just and right. Their destination: Langdon, a town that Destiny''s unsuspecting companions hope will hold simply a day of fun. But, as Destiny says, "Things are not always what they seem." Only she knows that Langdon holds far more than that—a deep secret she has never shared with anyone. The Miles Between explores the wonder and magic of a very real world where chance, mystery, and secrets abound.

When the class gerbil escapes from his cage, the children look everywhere for it and find a way to get it to return home.

A new, original science fiction story by Mary E. Pearson which features characters from and takes place in the near-future world of The Jenna Fox Chronicles. In "The Rotten Beast," a sixteen-year-old girl named Allys, living in a near future version of the U.S., is vehemently opposed to the way scientists are meddling with human and artificial life. In fact, she blames such scientific overreaching for the illness which is killing her. When she awakens one day to find that her parents have gone against her wishes and had an illegal operation performed to save her life and restore her body, she is furious and must come to terms with this new chance at life, which she didn''t ask for and didn''t think she wanted. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download a FREE sneak peek of DANCE OF THIEVES by Mary E. Pearson When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty''s resentment and anger. At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought. As unexpected events spiral out of their control, bringing them intimately together, they continue to play a cat and mouse game of false moves and motives in order to fulfill their own secret missions.

To escape a miserable existence taking care of her alcoholic mother, seventeen-year-old Zoe rents a room from an eccentric woman, but her earnings as a waitress after school are minimal and she must go to extremes to cover expenses.

When a boy goes to the library, he realizes he can pretend to be and to do anything by reading books.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from. Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae leader, Tyghan. But what she doesn''t know is that he''s the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father—dead or alive.

Dan does everything quickly, except when it is time to go to bed.

Download the first five chapters of THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX by Mary E. Pearson Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a coma, they tell her, and she is still recovering from a terrible accident in which she was involved a year ago. But what happened before that? Jenna doesn''t remember her life. Or does she? And are the memories really hers? This fascinating novel represents a stunning new direction for acclaimed author Mary Pearson. Set in a near future America, it takes readers on an unforgettable journey through questions of bio-medical ethics and the nature of humanity. Mary Pearson''s vividly drawn characters and masterful writing soar to a new level of sophistication. Start The Jenna Fox Chronicles from the beginning with THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX, continue the story with THE FOX INHERITANCE and read the thrilling conclusion, FOX FOREVER, on sale March 19, 2013!

The Jenna Fox Chronicles: The Adoration of Jenna Fox, The Fox Inheritance, and Fox Forever This award-winning trilogy explores what it means to be human. Set in a future United States, it begins with Jenna''s search for identity, a quest as old as history but as startling as the future, and continues with her friend Locke Jenkins whose life is catapaulted into a future he never could have imagined. The Adoration of Jenna Fox: When seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox wakes from a coma, it isn''t only her friends and family she doesn''t remember—she''s forgotten herself. Jenna is told that she had an accident so horrific it''s a miracle that she survived. As Jenna''s memories return to her, her confusion grows. This life doesn''t feel like hers. This body doesn''t feel like hers. What happened while Jenna was asleep? Why do her parents seem so afraid and her grandmother so cold? the answers to those questions will change everything. The Fox Inheritance: Jenna, Locke, and Kara have been separated from their bodies, their minds cast off into darkness. Together, the three friends weather their purgatory—until one day, Jenna vanishes. As the years pass, Locke and Kara take solace in each other''s presence. After nearly three lifetimes have passed, thay are given new bodies and reintroduced into a world they can no longer recognize. Fox Forever: Favors, especially those owed to the Network, rarely go unclaimed. Locke Jenkins learns this the hard way when the resistance group comes knocking at his door. His task involves seventeen-year-old Raine, daughter to a powerful man in the government that the Network seeks to destroy. But what starts as a political plot soon turns into something more complicated. Includes bonus chapters from Mary Pearson Kiss of Deception!

Certain that his death was a mistake, wise guy David James finds himself teamed up with the "Queen of the Nerds" from his high school in preparation for a debate with God.

Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other—Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. When Jenna disappeared, Locke and Kara had to go on without her. Decades passed, and then centuries. Two-hundred-and-sixty years later, they have been released at last. Given new, perfect bodies, Locke and Kara awaken to a world they know nothing about, where everyone they once knew and loved is long dead. Everyone except Jenna Fox.

Fiction, Reading Recovery Level 13, F&P Level H, DRA2 Level 14, Theme Inference/Humor, Stage Transitional, Character N/A

A girl loves to eat pickles in all kinds of unusual combinations.

Una ladrona imparable con una misión. El nuevo líder de una dinastía prohibida. Un paso adelante, un paso atrás. Un baile que les puede costar la vida... y el corazón. Cuando el patriarca de la familia Ballenger muere, su hijo Jase se convierte en el nuevo líder de este clan de forajidos. Pero una nueva era está por llegar, y mantener el poder de su familia no le será fácil. Kazi es una exladrona legendaria, enviada por su reino a investigar unos ataques en la frontera. Cuando Kazi llega a la tierra prohibida de los Ballenger, descubre que Jase es mucho más de lo que ella creía. A medida que las tramas ocultas se van desvelando, Kazi y Jase entrarán en un juego de lealtades y secretos que cambiará sus vidas para siempre.

Nominiert für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2010 Körperlich unversehrt, aber ohne Erinnerung erwacht Jenna aus dem Koma. Verzweifelt versucht sie herauszufinden, wer sie einmal war. Denn der Mensch, als den ihre Eltern sie beschreiben, bleibt ihr fremd. Die Wahrheit, der sie schließlich Stück für Stück auf die Spur kommt, ist ungeheuerlich: Jenna hatte einen furchtbaren Unfall – und ihre Eltern haben alles medizinisch Mögliche getan, um sie am Leben zu erhalten. Doch ist sie wirklich noch dieselbe? Ein besonderes Buch in einem besonderen Format: spannend, berührend & mit runden Ecken!

Descubra a origem de um sentimento que ergueu um novo Reino. Quando o primeiro volume das Crônicas de Amor & Ódio chegou ao Brasil, os leitores souberam na hora que era amor à primeira vista. A jornada de Lia — repleta de aventura, fantasia, poder e romance — fez com que os darklovers se entregassem de corpo e alma a um universo deslumbrante criado pela premiada escritora Mary E. Pearson. Mas antes que fronteiras tivessem sido traçadas, antes que tratados fossem assinados e batalhas fossem travadas novamente, antes que os grandes reinos dos Remanescentes tivessem até mesmo nascido, uma menina chamada Morrighan e sua família lutavam para sobreviver em meio à guerra. Com uma narrativa poética e apaixonante, Mary E. Pearson transpõe as barreiras culturais em nome do amor e traz respostas e ternura a todos que estavam com saudades das belas crônicas. Publicada apenas em formato digital no exterior, a DarkSide Books presenteia seus leitores com uma edição única no mundo inteiro: Crônicas de Morrighan chega às livrarias em outubro com uma apresentação exclusiva da autora para os fãs brasileiros que transformaram a série em um sucesso. Se você ainda não conhece a trilogia das Crônicas de Amor & Ódio, este prelúdio é um primeiro beijo inesquecível; mas se você já entregou seu coração, Crônicas de Morrighan é um mergulho ainda mais profundo no universo criado com tanto carinho e inspiração por Mary E. Pearson. Vale lembrar que The Kiss of Deception, o primeiro volume da trilogia, foi apontado pelo comitê da Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) como umas das melhores ficções ya de 2015 e escolhido uma das principais fantasias de 2014 no Goodreads. A trilogia ocupou o topo das listas de mais vendidos do Brasil e também integra a coleção DarkLove — uma linha editorial da DarkSide Books que revela as novas e mais surpreendentes vozes femininas da literatura.

When a boy goes to the library, he realizes he can pretend to be and to do anything by reading books.

Dan does everything quickly, except when it is time to go to bed.